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Meissen porcelain or Meissen china was the first European hard-paste porcelain. Early experiments were done in 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus . After his death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger continued von Tschirnhaus's work and brought this type of porcelain to the market, financed by Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and ...
Weimar Porzellanmanufaktur, or Weimar Porzellan (English: Weimar porcelain) is a German company that has been manufacturing porcelain in Weimar since 1790. [1]Part of the KÖNITZ Group family are next to WEIMAR PORZELLAN, the art of porcelain making for the 21 st century of which is living up to meet the most premium standards, amongst others, the brands WAECHTERSBACH with its colourful ...
Aynsley China, (1775–present) Belleek, (1884–present) Bow porcelain factory, (1747–1776) Caughley porcelain; Chelsea porcelain factory, (c. 1745, merged with Derby in 1770) Churchill China; Coalport porcelain; Davenport; Denby Pottery Company; Goss crested china; Liverpool porcelain; Longton Hall porcelain; Lowestoft Porcelain Factory
A Patek Philippe pocket watch. This list of most expensive watches sold at auction documents the watches sold at auction worldwide for at least 1.5 million US dollars.The final price listed is the total price paid by the buyer converted to US dollars, according to the currency exchange rate at the time of auction.
Year Description Site / location Country Remark; 1710: Meissen porcelain: Meissen: Germany: Saxony: 1718: Vienna porcelain: Vienna: Austria: This first phase called the "Du Pacquier factory"; from 1744 owned by the emperors
Between 1902 and 1926 alone, the company had 32 different registered brands, of which 8 were only for the German market. [16] As a rule, the marks are applied in blue under the glaze. However, they also appear as overglaze marks in blue, iron red and gold. The first stamp was the T over a fish. The crossed S and P have been used since 1901.
Rosenthal was the market leader for high-quality porcelain and glassware in Germany. In the year 2000, the company took over the Hutschenreuther brand and Hutschenreuther-Werk B in Selb. [9] In June 2008, the Waterford Wedgwood Group wanted to divest the Rosenthal share package due to liquidity difficulties.
Bonhams remained the company's brand name outside of the United States. By the end of 2003 Bonhams was conducting more than 700 annual sales with revenues of $304 million. The company's worldwide network of sales included two major London venues, nine additional UK locations, and salerooms in Australia, Switzerland, Monaco, Germany and the US.